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Source Control FAQ
Frequently asked questions related to the technical aspects of Copia's Source Control product.
- How to mirror a Copia repo to Azure DevOps?
- What platforms/vendors does Copia support for Source Control?
- How do I mirror a Copia repo to a Github repo?
- How to fix "LFS pointer file cannot be exported" error?
- Does Copia offer training?
- Can you limit access (hide) specific files/folders within a repository?
- What programming languages do you support for Rockwell Studio 5000?
- Why doesn’t Copia track changes to my folders?
- How does Copia manage encrypted files?
- How do I delete a branch?
- Failure to push a large commit
- Does Copia render Studio 5000 L5X and L5K files?
Web App
- What is a Pull Request (PR)?
- What is Squash and Merge?
- How do I access or provide the logs for the Copia web application?
- What are Template repositories?
- How do I search for commit messages?
- Can I commit files via the Copia web app (browser)?
- How do I download a file from the Copia web application (browser)?
- Why is the Advanced Merge tool failing?
- How do I create a new Release?
- What are Issues?
- How do I find the commit graph?
- How to use an External Issue Tracker?
- How do I review code with Copia?
- How do I create or edit Labels?
- How do I enable/disable Source Control notifications?
- How do I make a new Team?
- What is the Advanced Merge tool?
- How can I view the history for a specific file in my repo?
- Why do I see "Diff Content Not Available" on my Pull Request?
- Why can I only select one branch from Siemens TIA Portal Advanced Merge Tool conflict resolution?
Git Questions
- Does Copia support Git Tags?
- What does rebase do?
- Why does my PR say that my branch is out-of-date with the main branch? What does the "Update branch" button do?
- What's the difference between Fetch and Pull?
- How do I merge two branches?
- What is Git LFS?
- How do I add a file type to Git LFS tracking?
- What is "origin"?
- Does Copia support Git Subtree?
- How do I rename a branch on the remote repository?
- Does Copia support Git Submodules?
- What is .gitignore? How can I use it to ignore changes to specific files and file types?
- Does Copia desktop support SSH key authentication?
Desktop App
- What operating systems does the Copia Desktop App support?
- How do I set up a TIA Portal project in Copia?
- How do I undo a merged Pull Request?
- How can I move a repo location on my computer?
- How do I rename a TIA Portal project?
- Why is the Copia desktop app using so much memory?
- Can I be signed in to the Copia desktop app in multiple locations?
- Do I need an internet connection to track my file changes?
- How do I update the Copia desktop app?
- How do I make a new branch?
- What does Update from Main do?
- Can Copia remind me to push my commits?
- Desktop merge error: "The following untracked working tree files would be overwritten by merge"
- Where can I download the Copia desktop app?
- Can I use Copia with a Virtual Machine?
- How do I install the Git CLI?
- Can Copia automatically commit/push my code changes?
- What is "stashing" in the desktop app?
- Can I compare non-sequential commits?
- Why is the Copia desktop app slow to render my PLC project?
- Why isn't Copia Auto-Archiving my Siemens TIA Portal project in the desktop app?
- What is the hidden .git folder in my repository?
- How do I sign in to the Copia desktop app?
Tutorials
- How do I enable Auto-Archiving for TIA Portal on the desktop app?
- How do I delete/remove files from a repo? How do I delete a TIA Portal project from a repo?
Best Practices
- Where should I store my repository?
- What types of files should I version-control in Copia?
- How do I write a good commit message?
- What are each of the different branch protection settings?
- What are Topics?
- How often should I commit?
- What are some best practices for using Copia while commissioning?
- How can I manage custom AOIs in Copia?
- Upgrading a Siemens S7 TIA Portal Project
Source Control
- Do I need to add a Copia plugin to my IDE?
- Does Copia offer Two-Factor Authentication (2FA)?
- Can I modify my PLC code in Copia?
- Does Copia support Forking?
- Can you use the terminal with Copia?
- How do I delete a repository?
- How do I rename a repository?
- How can I protect the files in my repository?
- Can Copia render TwinSAFE code?
- What PLC programming languages does Copia support?
- Does Copia support Siemens GRAPH language?
- Can Copia render locked Safety code in a GuardLogix Studio 5000 project?
- Can I delete a Pull Request?
- Should I delete a branch after merging it?
- How do I view a password-protected TIA Portal project?
- Can Copia render changes to WinCC HMI's in TIA Portal ?
- Why can't I render my TIA Portal items with the message "This block is inconsistent and cannot be exported"?
- Why does Copia say that I'm missing GSD files or Add-ons?
- Why isn't Copia showing my Control Expert changes?
- Can Copia render robot code?
- How to add and delete Git Tags?
- Why can't Copia export certain TIA Portal blocks?
- How do I migrate a Git repository to Copia?
- Can I store multiple PLC projects in one repository?
- Can Copia track changes across PLC project versions?
- What is Split View?
- Can Copia render Know-How protected blocks in TIA Portal?
- Does Copia work with the CODESYS Git plugin?
- Why can't I create a new repository?
- Does Copia support rendering of TIA Portal Project Server (Multiuser Server) project files?
- How do I create a Personal Access Token (PAT)?
- How can I store my manual backups in Copia?
- Does Copia render Software Units for TIA Portal?
- Do you support encrypted Beckhoff Twincat 3 project files?
- Can Copia render Technology Objects in TIA Portal?
- Can I lock a file so no one else can check it out?
- What's the maximum file size that can be added to a repository?
- Does Copia render safety blocks in TIA Portal?
- What versions of TIA Portal does Copia support in Source Control?
- Why am I seeing the CODESYS render failure with the error "Operation cancelled by user"?
- How do I perform a manual TIA Portal project merge if I'm unable to use the Copia Advanced Merge Tool?
- Can Copia convert code between PLC vendors?
- Why does Copia say that something is modified in my PLC project, but doesn't show any changes/differences?
- Can you link an Issue to a commit?
- Does Copia have Git Blame for PLC project content? Can I see the history of a specific PLC routine, rung, etc. within Copia?
- Authentication options using a Repo URL
- Can I generate a PDF report of my diff?
- How do I resolve conflicting files in the Copia Desktop App?
- How do I perform a manual Studio 5000 project merge if I'm unable to use the Copia Advanced Merge Tool?